1, the Silk Road has become a bridge for economic and cultural exchanges between the East and the West. Along this Silk Road, China's silk products, iron smelting, sinking, papermaking and other technologies have spread to the west. Western fruits such as fur, blood horse, pomegranate and grapes, as well as Buddhism, magic, music, dance and sculpture. Also came to the east.
2. The Silk Road is a historical witness of the exchanges between the Western Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. The Silk Road was also the road connecting China with West Asia and European countries during and after the Western Han Dynasty.
3. The Silk Road has promoted the economic and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries, strengthened the ties between the Han nationality and other ethnic minorities along the route, and promoted the development of the northwest region.
The Silk Road in History:
First, the earliest Silk Road-Northern Grassland Silk Road
According to China's ancient books, in 10 BC, Zhou Muwang of the Western Zhou Dynasty was the first person to visit other countries with silk gifts. He started from Xi, Shaanxi, and went all the way west. Today, he arrived in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. He forged an indissoluble bond with the queen of the country, the Queen Mother of the West, and returned to China. This may be the earliest communication between China and the West.
Zhou Muwang promoted the friendship between China and western countries, especially the gathering with the Queen Mother of the West, which is recorded in the history books. The history book "Mu Zhuan" was actually a travelogue of the exchange between the Central Plains and the West at that time, which was thought to be the forerunner, followed by later businessmen.
Second, the Prairie Silk Road has a long history.
The western end of the grassland Silk Road is ancient Greece. In the 5th century BC, China silk has become the favorite material of Greek elites. The Greek historian Cortyas mentioned the Kingdom of Ju Lushi for the first time in his works. The word "Cyrus" evolved from Greek and Latin, meaning silk, and originated from the homonym of the word "silk" in China.
The eastern end of the grassland Silk Road is the Mongolian Plateau. Around A.D., Xiongnu was the master of Mongolian Plateau, and later Xianbei, Turkic and other ethnic groups became strong one after another. The nationalities and countries that control the grassland Silk Road are changing, and this grassland Silk Road is still accessible and busy.